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Insurance in ‘inactive’ superannuation accounts to be cancelled from 1 July
From 1 July insurance held in an inactive superannuation fund will be cancelled, unless the owner notifies the fund that they wish to retain their insurance cover. An ‘inactive’ superannuation account is one that has not received a contribution or rollover for 16 months. While this measure will be of benefit to many, it poses a risk to those who wish to retain their cover which, once lost, it may not be able to be recovered.
Insurance Through Super
Purchasing Life insurance, Income Protection and Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) insurance through super may be tax effective and also provide you with peace of mind.
The Savings Paradox
It sounds counterintuitive; how can a person who stops saving at 30 wind up with more in the bank than someone who diligently saves their pennies up to age 65?
It’s not magic – it’s maths.
Act now to retain insurance in ‘inactive’ super accounts
If you have an ‘inactive’ super account (ie. which has not received a contribution (or rollover) for 16 months and you have not elected to keep your insurance), then any insurance cover contained in your super will be cancelled from 1 July 2019.
National AgDay Dalby BBQ 2018
National AgDay Dalby BBQ raises serious funds for drought Queensland farmers might still be doing it tough in the current drought conditions, but the National AgDay barbecue organised by Carrick Aland and Queensland Audit Services in Dalby will end up sending some much-needed funds their way. A hungry crowd of about 50 lunchtime workers and…
Holiday spending tips
How to keep your holiday spending in check There aren’t too many people who want to be a Christmas Scrooge just as there aren’t too many who want to spend the next 12 months paying off a hefty credit card debt either. It’s a good idea to do up a budget in the time leading…
National AgDay Dalby BBQ
Support Buy a Bale on National AgDay 2018 21 November 2018 is National AgDay and Carrick Aland with RaboBank in Dalby will be celebrating with a BBQ fundraiser to support Rural Aid Australia’s ‘Buy a Bale’ campaign. Carrick Aland Associate, Daniel Ellis, said it’s vital to support the campaign to provide much-needed financial assistance to…